PowerPoint 2003: Creating and Editing a Custom Template

PowerPoint 2003: Creating and Editing a Custom Template

It may happen that you search and search and nothing from Microsoft matches what you need. In that case, start your creative juices and grab a cup a coffee, because it looks like you’ll need to create the template yourself.

But, don’t freak out, yet. It’s a snap. First, you create a presentation shell. Then, you save it as a template.

That’s it.

Creating a Template

The beauty of using your own and someone else’s template is that it opens a new file, every time. Templates are great for creating a presentation shell complete with a company logo and approved format that can be used over and over again without disrupting existing presentations.

Create your presentation shell

Choose File:Save As… from the Menu bar

Under Save As Type, choose PowerPoint Template(the Save In directory will automatically change to the template directory which typically is: C:“Documents and Settings"Owner"Application Data"Microsoft"Templates)